Wondering if anyone has or knows of the power/ torque graph for the Leon FR eHybrid. The engine only. Obviously the electric motor fills in the lower end of the power curve. But I’m interested to see what the engine is working at.
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That’s brilliant thank you. that steep curve probably explains why the engine is so gutless at lower revs, especially when you force it to not use the battery.This is from Skoda (so it should be true and accurate) for their Octavia iV. It uses the exact same engine with the exact same horsepower, so I assume it is exactly what you are looking for:
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it does generally. But if you have no battery left, or you have it set to recharge/hold current percentage, it will fall back in ICE only. The car feels very different in this setup. It’s also just handy to know for safe overtaking. Making sure the engine is in the optimal power band, paired with the electric motor, will allow a quick & safe overtake.I imagine the electric motor and the ice are supposed to work together to give you what a hybrid is supposed to.
I guess if you want so shift you use a few revs
Shouldn't be "gutless" as it has max torque (184 ftlb) at less than 2000rpm. That's more max torque, at half the revs, of any 2-litre N/A engine producing the same max power (150ps).That’s brilliant thank you. that steep curve probably explains why the engine is so gutless at lower revs, especially when you force it to not use the battery.
Yeah. My last Leon was a 2.0l turbo diesel. It had more ‘go’ even at lower revs, than the phev has when ICE only.It's probably the comparative lack of shove when the electric motor isn't on which makes it feel that way, maybe the action of the clutch too.
You can tell that the software de-tuning is there purely so they can sell the 205kw model. It’s an identical engine, battery & motors.Yeah you can see why it feels different, I'm surprised it needs to be so radically detuned.
The detuning I'm referring to is to the ICE.
The normal torque curve is missing at low revs, presumably to be compensated for deliberately to reduce the fuel consumption by the electric motor.
There are 2 graphs the top one, has an accelerating power and torque curve for the ice then it becomes normal. The curve bends the wrong way.
A normal shape is shown via the link to a 1.0l petrol.
No doubt it is expected that the electric motor is expected to compensate.
Are you sure it runs in ice mode only? I was under the impression the battery holds a reserve once it's down to 1% so you always have full powerit does generally. But if you have no battery left, or you have it set to recharge/hold current percentage, it will fall back in ICE only. The car feels very different in this setup. It’s also just handy to know for safe overtaking. Making sure the engine is in the optimal power band, paired with the electric motor, will allow a quick & safe overtake.
The battery is 13kwh but in a sense it is partitioned. The part which allows electric only drive (and we have control over) is 10kwh. It always keeps remainder 3kwh in reserve so that you always have full power. So even when showing no charge you will still have the three kwh. It won't run in electric only drive when showing 0% but it will still go the same.Are you sure it runs in ice mode only? I was under the impression the battery holds a reserve once it's down to 1% so you always have full power
Thanks, very good explanation that's exactly what i thought.The battery is 13kwh but in a sense it is partitioned. The part which allows electric only drive (and we have control over) is 10kwh. It always keeps remainder 3kwh in reserve so that you always have full power. So even when showing no charge you will still have the three kwh. It won't run in electric only drive when showing 0% but it will still go the same.
There is a big difference in power delivery between standard and sports mode. When in normal drive mode it relies much more on the ICE but when in sport the motor plays a much bigger support role. In standard mode and when recharging/holding it does seem slower but the accelerator pedal just needs a bigger push.
A car that lost 35% of it's power when the battery is flat would be not much use.